• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.507-517
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• 2010

The KOREAN AIR - R&D Center has developed a solar array for STSAT-2 Flight Model, SaTReC-KAIST, using a fully localized technology and has verified the performance through a launch vibration test, orbit environment test and electrical performance test. The solar array will be launched at NARO Space Center by KSLV-I which is the first Korean launch vehicle, in May 2010. In this paper, a current-voltage curve that shows the power characteristics of solar arrays was derived by applying elements that affects the power performance of STSAT-2's solar arrays to the solar cell equivalent models. The result was compared to LAPSS test results, and accuracy of the solar cell equivalent model and the power performance simulation has been analyzed.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.50-55
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• 2017

In this paper, the design of the RF system monitoring and control system of KUS (KASS: KASS Uplink Station) which constitutes KASS (Korea Augmentation Satellite System) is described. The Korean satellite calibration system is named KASS and aims to develop the SBAS system of the APV-1 level SoL service level and the CAT-1 test operation technology. Software and hardware development environment, function and algorithm of supervisory control device, structure of supervisory control device, and user interface were designed to implement KUS / RFS monitoring control device. We have secured the stability and reliability of the system by using the monitoring and control system design of the COMS (Communication Ocean & Meteorological Satellite) and the Korea Satellite 5A / 7 control system, which has already been used for the design of the surveillance control system. In addition, we have made it possible to provide the user interface according to the actual operator's request more conveniently.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.80-87
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• 2013

Communication Ocean Meteorological Satellite (COMS) has the hybrid mission of meteorological observation, ocean monitoring, and telecommunication service. The COMS is located at $128.2{\circ}$ east longitude on the geostationary orbit and currently under normal operation service since April 2011. In order to perform the three missions, the COMS has 3 separate payloads, the meteorological imager (MI), the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI), and the Ka-band communication payload. The satellite controls for the three mission operations and the satellite maintenance are done by the real-time operation which is the activity to communicate directly with the satellite through command and telemetry. In this paper the real-time operation for COMS is discussed in terms of the ground station configuration and the characteristics of daily, weekly, monthly, seasonal, and yearly operation activities. The successful real-time operation is also confirmed with the one year operation results for 2011 which includes both the latter part of the In-Orbit-Test (IOT) and the first year normal operation of the COMS.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.56-64
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• 2008

Although the EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment) and MCS (Mission Control System) have many similar or even identical functions, the EGSE used for assembly, integration and validation phase and the MCS for the mission operations phase are normally developed separately and used by different groups of engineers. However, the common ground system for EGSE and MCS has developed and many space missions such as PROBA (PRoject for On-Board Autonomy), ROSETTA, MARS EXPRESS, CRYOSAT (Cryosphere Satellite), GOCE (Gravity field and steady state Ocean Circulation Explorer), and GALILEO have used or will use it to minimize risk, reduce cost and improve overall product quality. It is based on ECSS (European Cooperation for Space Standards) E70 which is the international standard for ground systems and operations published by ECSS E70 Working Group. The ECSS E70 contains the basic rules, principles and requirements applied to the engineering of the ground systems and the execution of mission operations. This paper introduces standardization policy, organization and standard documentation in ECSS. The overview of ECSS E70 such as status, purpose and contents is also described in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.319-326
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• 2013

This paper describes the orbital dynamics operation results for the launch and early operations phase (LEOP) of KOMPSAT-3, which was successfully launched on May 18, 2012. At the initial phase, operational orbit determination was carried out using ground tracking data and GPS navigation solution. And, both in-plane and out-of plane maneuvers were executed in order to change the orbit from the injection orbit to the mission orbit. In addition, the accuracy of precise orbit determination was indirectly evaluated by overlapping method using GPS raw data of KOMPSAT-3 and international GNSS service data from worldwide-distributed ground stations. Currently, KOMPSAT-3 is operated in pre-defined mission orbit, and its various kinds of orbit data are generated and distributed to support the normal mission operations.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.194.1-194.1
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• 2012

우주비행체의 내부 장치 고장 혹은 외부 환경에 의한 고장이 발생할 경우를 대비하여 가상 모의 시뮬레이터를 이용한 고장 대응 훈련이 요구된다. 시뮬레이터 개발 초기에 이러한 고장 발생 메커니즘을 설계에 반영하지 않는 경우 교관이 작성한 고장 시나리오에 의한 유기적 고장 발생 및 고장 전파 기능을 납품 후 추가 요구하기는 용이하지 않다. 본 논문에서는 사용자가 시뮬레이터를 이용하여 의도하는 고장을 의미있는 시각(Epoch)에 주입하기 위한 고장 발생 메커니즘 구조를 설명한다. 또한 천리안위성 시뮬레이터 소프트웨어의 고장 발생 예제를 통해 고장 감지, 고장 복구, 관제원의 대응 방법 등을 설명한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2012.10a
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• pp.396-398
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• 2012

선박용 AIS를 비롯한 해양교통시설용 AIS, AIS-SART에 대한 내용을 살펴보고 최근 국제적으로 거론되고 있는 다양한 AIS 관련 응용기술과 국제기구의 논의과정을 살펴본다. 이러한 검토를 통해 국내 AIS 관련 기술의 시장과 국내 관련기관에서의 대응책을 모색하고자 한다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.37.3-37.3
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• 2009

태양물리연구실에서는 춘 추분기를 전후한 일정 기간 사이에 수분 정도 발생하는 태양간섭 현상을 예측하기 위하여 프로그램을 개발하였다. TU 미디어에서 제공해준 3개의 통신위성 PAS-8, TELSTAR-10, MEASAT-1에 대한 2006, 2007년도 춘 추분기의 통신장애 자료와 계산한 자료를 비교 분석하였고, 이를 이용하여 2009년도 추분기의 태양간섭 현상 시간을 예측하였다. 태양위치변화 계산은 NASA/JPL에서 발행하는 DE406 역서 자료를 이용하여 정밀도를 높였으며, 지구 타원체 모델을 통해 기지국에서의 정확한 태양 및 위성의 고도, 방위각을 구하였다. 또한 기지국 안테나 이득률을 계산하여 기지국 안테나에서 예상 되는 태양 간섭 시간을 얻어 냈다. 기지국 안테나의 빔 패턴은 안테나의 중심 부근에서 가장 강하게 나타나며, 중심에서 멀어질수록 특수한 감쇄 형태를 보인다. 이러한 빔 패턴은 안테나의 이득률과 관련이 있으며, 빔 패턴의 적분을 통해 얻어진 이득률과 태양 디스크가 얼마나 안테나의 범위에 들어오는가에 따라 안테나에 수신되는 전파의 강도가 달라진다. 이러한 강도 변화량을 계산함으로써 태양 간섭 시간을 계산할 수 있다. 본래 안테나 빔 패턴은 개개의 안테나에 따라 다르며 직접 측정하여 얻을 수 있다. 사용한 빔 패턴 모델은 ITU에서 채택된 WARC-79 모델을 이용하였고 모든 위성 기지국 안테나의 빔 패턴은 이 모델에서 벗어나지 않는다. 이 연구에서는 빔 패턴 모델을 적용하여 기존의 TU미디어 성수기지국에서의 태양간섭 시간을 다시 계산하였다. 또한 새롭게 KT 용인 위성 관제센터의 자료를 추가하여 태양 간섭시간을 계산하고 예측하였다. 위성데이터는 기존의 PAS-8, TELSTAR-10, MEASAT-1 통신위성과 KT에서 운용하고 있는 무궁화 3호와 무궁화 5호 통신위성 자료를 사용하였다. 이러한 계산 방법은 전국 임의의 지역에서 춘 추분기에 발생할 수 있는 태양간섭 시간을 예측하고 적용할 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.845-852
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• 2019

The main goal of Signal Intelligence (SIGNT) based on a satellite is to collect valid and accurate data without the topographical constraints, but, due to the characteristics of the satellite communication, the collected signals are greatly vulnerable to the influence of interference and jamming signals because their power are very low. Therefore, the high performance techniques of estimating the angle of arrivals (AOAs) of the collected signals and suppressing interference signals are required for collecting various signals on the ground employing the satellite. In addition, the high quality of the transmission beam-forming technique is required for accurately transmitting the collected information to a ground control center. In this paper, we present a beam-forming satellite system based on a circular array antenna, considering the above techniques, and evaluate and analysis the performance of the presented beam-forming system through the computer simulation. The circular array antenna structure is expected to effectively employ for the SIGINT system based on a satellite, because it is suitable to be installed in the satellite.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.81-89
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• 2022

This study measured the radio environment of 10 domestic institutions with CubeSat ground stations for 24 hours in three frequency bands (VHF/UHF/S-band) allocated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The impact of the RF environment around the ground stations on CubeSat downlink frequencies was analysed and compared with acceptable interference noise requirements from the CubeSat RF link. The findings indicate that not only the selection of downlink frequency but also the configuration of RF communication link design and ground station system of CubeSat should consider the S-band RF environment around the ground station due to the presence of several wireless devices.